A motion was made by D. Johnson and seconded by R. Butler to approve
the April 7, 2003, minutes as corrected. Motion passed

E. Seaver presented the Unit Assessment Committee’s Update on the Unit
Assessment Plan as a summary of the committee’s work. Considering
the amount of work to be done by the committee in 2003-04, he recommended
that an increase in CITC and CAPCE representation on this committee needs
be considered in the Fall.

J. Saban reported that he and Norm Stahl are working on a Tracking Diversity
Experiences template which will be shared with the committee in the Fall.

A motion was made by D. Johnson and seconded by R. Butler to approve
the Conceptual Framework as edited by CITC at its May 2, 2003, meeting.
Motion passed

Advanced program completer information will be sent to the Data Warehouse
by Donna Askins as soon as completer information can be accessed from Registration
and Records.

C. Sorensen reported that :

1. The Associate of Arts in Teaching (AAT) will
be developed for the teacher shortage areas in special education, math
and science. NIU is collaborating with
community colleges to develop
the special education AAT. The UoI is leading the work on the AAT
for the areas of math and science.
2. The Professional Teaching Standards Board
legislation is anticipated to pass and be implemented as early as January,
2004. Concern was expressed at recent
state meetings about the
PTSB’s responsibility for program review, membership and the appeals board
representation.
3. Secondary endorsements may be added to a
secondary certificate through passing the appropriate content test
beginning January, 2004. Middle-grade
endorsements will
continue to be added to a certificate through coursework as defined by
the ISBE.
4. Effective summer, 2003, the ISBE will no
longer provide transcript evaluations for teachers seeking subsequent
certificates. Candidates must complete an
approved program to
acquire additional teaching certificates. Colleges are concerned
about how to handle the anticipated increase in traffic by program
shoppers.

The possibility exists that Regional Offices of Education may no longer
be funded by the State after July 1, 2003. The committee discussed
issues that may face institutions of higher education if ROE’s no longer
exist as function as they currently do. Immediate concern was
for summer 2003 certification completers needing to file their Applications
for Certificate. R. Wheeler will contact Don Larson in the Office
of Registration and Records regarding the status of R&R implementing
electronic filing.

C. Sorensen reported that approximately 35 deans and associate deans
from across the region met in April. The meeting resulted in five
recommendations on how to collaborate to serve all regional P-20 stakeholders.
Approximately 105 representatives from P-20 agencies met on April 23 at
the NIU Naperville campus to consider issues on collaboration which resulted
in a similar list of recommendations. It was noted that one district
superintendent recommended that the issue of No Child Left Behind be prioritized
at future meetings.

C. Sorensen announced that the College of Education will be given two
classrooms for NIU method’s classes by the DeKalb School District in the
Malta Elementary School beginning Fall, 2003. The College is anticipating
a similar classroom arrangement in the Glen Ellyn School District effective,
Fall. Both of these districts have formal partnerships with the College
of Education.

Consensus from the group was that the committee should continue to meet
on the first Monday of the month, excluding holidays, 8:30-10:00 AM in
Graham Hall, Room 423. The next CAPCE Meeting will be held on September
8, 2003. J. Saban will chair the committee.

The meeting was adjourned by consensus.

September 8, 2003
October 6, 2003
November 3, 2003
December 1, 2003
January 5, 2004 ????
February 2, 2004
March 1, 2004
April 5, 2004
May 3, 2004